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Recent PMQs Questions
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Everyone is so excited about the return of the Bayeux tapestry, which comes back to our shores for the first time in almost 1,000 years. That is a testament to this Labour Government's work to strengt...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Southbank Centre's 75th anniversary reflects the unity brought by cultural events post-WWII. Unfortunately, recent far-right marches divide communities again. The World Cup shows how sport and culture...
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Gareth Southgate's documentary last month spotlighted some of the heartbreaking ways that we are failing too many young men growing up in Britain today, but it was heartening to see the inspiring work...
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The hon. Member expressed satisfaction that the Met police implemented a stolen handset blacklist following advice, reducing mobile thefts by nearly half. He urged the Prime Minister to reclassify soc...
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The Government's willingness to protect young people from harmful online content is welcome. Such material often manipulates speech rather than promoting free speech. Companies must be held accountabl...
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Many happy returns to you, Mr Speaker. It is Carers Week, so I take this opportunity to thank all the young carers and young adult carers in my constituency of Harlow for all that they do, all year ro...
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Happy birthday, Mr Speaker. Last summer, my constituent Ryan Long went to Ibiza on his first lads' holiday. On his first night, he made what turned out to be a fatal decision when he took an ecstasy p...
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Many of us across this House worked hard to pass the Online Safety Act 2023, not because we thought it would be the last word on online safety, but because we believed it was an important step forward...
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May I thank the Prime Minister for the £35 million of funding, announced this week, to transform the Crucible theatre and keep the world's eye on Sheffield?...
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A New World investigation into GB News has found hundreds of shocking breaches of the rules of impartiality and accuracy. We cannot let GB News propaganda turn our great country into its version of Tr...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 1424Access to Culture 2026-09-03
Will the Minister please tell me what the Government are doing to support cultural activities, particularly for young people in our rural areas, mentioning the Gatehouse theatre's technical summer sch...
Access to Culture 2026-09-03
What steps she is taking to improve access to cultural amenities in towns and rural areas, noting challenges such as rural transport issues and a lack of cultural amenities, specifically for young peo...
Overnight Visitor Levy Rural and Coastal Communities 2026-09-03
Encouraged by the success of the city visitor charge in Manchester, raising £10 million for investment in advertising, tourism and cleaning. Will the Minister join me in rejecting the scaremongering a...
Overnight Visitor Levy Rural and Coastal Communities 2026-09-03
Hotels in my constituency are in favour of an overnight visitor levy, provided that the money is ringfenced for tourism purposes. What reassurances can the Minister give hotels in my constituency?...
Overnight Visitor Levy Rural and Coastal Communities 2026-09-03
Rural and coastal communities are reliant on seasonal tourism. Introducing a new tax on holidays is tough for businesses. Will the Government commit to publishing an independent assessment on the impa...
Overnight Visitor Levy Rural and Coastal Communities 2026-09-03
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of an overnight visitor levy on rural and coastal communities. Rural and coastal communities rely on seasonal tourism. Intr...
Frontier Artificial Intelligence 2026-09-03
Frontier AI is supercharging misinformation online. Campaigners in the Public Gallery, including Tulisa Contostavlos, who was the target of a fabricated story, are here to highlight the damage an unre...
Tourism Industry 2026-09-03
Will the Minister urge him to take up Conservative policy and scrap business rates for those venues as well as for restaurants, cafes, hotels and leisure attractions, and support that vital sector?...
Tourism Industry 2026-09-03
Does the Minister agree that for the tourism industry to be a real success, hotels cannot be undermined by short lets, and that getting the registration scheme in place and the Treasury to investigate...
Tourism Industry 2026-09-03
Will the Minister confirm that the visitor economy growth strategy will consider the harm caused by the new tourism tax, and say when it will be published?...